Prenatal Androgenization Induces Anxiety-Like Behavior in Female Rats, Associated with Reduction of Inhibitory Interneurons and Increased BDNF in Hippocampus and Cortex

Anxiety is one of the most frequent psychiatric disorders. Despite the fact that most studies describe an anxiolytic effect of testosterone, hyperandrogenemia in mothers is assumed to be related to an increased risk of mood disorders in their offspring. An increasing body of scientific evidence sugg...

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Main Authors: Bojana Rankov Petrovic, Dragan Hrncic, Dusan Mladenovic, Tatjana Simic, Sonja Suvakov, Djurdja Jovanovic, Nela Puskas, Ivan Zaletel, Milica Velimirovic, Valentina Cirkovic, Djuro Macut, Olivera Stanojlovic, Aleksandra Rasic-Markovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3426092